The answer lies in complexity and flexibility. In that the positive and negative outcomes have a marginal impact on the overall progress. BG3 and PoE2 tend to hit this one well. Impactful outcomes are less about a random role than a clear decision. Flavorful outcomes (more lore, cosmetics, ...
I’ve decided to pause my blog for a while. I know “to pause” is a privilege not everyone in the world has. When war, natural disasters, and famine hit, people cannot say, I think I’ll take some time off from this. I’m fortunate and grateful for that. What does it mean? C...
This may seem like a pretty pointless feature but ask yourself this – if you can spend 10 grand on a Rolex that can get messed up if you get the slightest bit rough with it – why not spend less than 2/100ths of that on something that won’t crack under pressure? I’m all for ...
“Hang on,” I say. “You can’t seriously mean you’re going to vote on whether I can go to my family for Passover? — that’s apersonaldecision, not a political issue. I did you the courtesy of telling you I wouldn’t be here. But I’m going anyway — whatever you decide....
You can make a note of where support characters come in and how much the reader needs to know about them that hasn’t happened on the pages. You can get a feel for the tempo of the book, where it’s dragging or when it’s rushing at a steady clip for too long, and choose places...
And one more thought, based on Swift’s own lyrics. She’s right: People do indeed throw rocks at things that shine. But when you take the high road, they can’t hit you. *** end quote *** An EXCELLENT response. Rub the trolls nose in it and do good works while you do it. ...
In addition, the total fitness gain in the above example will depend upon female size, as in organisms like stickleback both fecundity (always) and egg size (often) are positive functions of female size. Female stickleback show a complex pattern of plasticity across the traits we examined, and...
I’ve been doing this annually for quite some time now, but for some reason this time it really hit home. When I think of human trafficking, I think of others, people in the outside world. Whether it’s sex trafficking, forced labor, or some other kind of abuse, it’s always been...
At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
good at games but less keen on school stuff. His mother made him take music lessons, but he hit his teacher over the head with a lyre. If there was fun or trouble brewing, you could be sure to find Hercules at the heart of it. Tall and strong, he was always a leader among the ...